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Sunflower Birthday

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Welcome my crafty friends so glad you stopped by today.  My creation today is a card I made for my boss's birthday using Susan's Garden Notes dies. Here is how it was created. Step 1  From brown cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back die cut branch  twice using Garden Notes Berry Spray adhere 1 on top of other using red Nuvo Crystal Drops add berries to branch set aside to dry then add berries to back side then let dry. Step 2   From green cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back cut 2 stem using Garden Notes Lavender die set.  Die cut florets from yellow cardstock approximately 16 times.  Lay on hard rubber art eraser using toothpick cup each floret.  Using Kids Choice Glue add florets to branches front and back. Step 3   Die cut, color and shape 3 sunflowers from white Soft Finish Cardstock using Garden Notes Sunflower 2 . Step 4   Using newly released Garden Notes Hosta die set cut several leaves from white Soft Finish Cardstock .  Color cen

October Challenge - A Very Krista Christmas!

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Welcome my crafty friends! Once again it is time for Elizabeth Craft Designs Team Designer Challenge .  Be sure to check out the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to see what all the designers have created for this challenge. Our challenge for October is A Merry Krista Christmas .  We are using stamps and coordinating dies from Krista Schneider 's new release for this challenge. The question of this month: Which of the new Krista Schneider stamp sets would you use to create a Christmas card. Here is how I created my card. Step 1   Form card base 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" card base using white Soft Finish Cardstock . Step 2   Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 4" X 5-1/4" add Clear Double Sided Adhesive to top.  Remove protective covering a little at a time pouring Periwinkle Silk Microfine Glitter over exposed adhesive once covered with glitter tap off excess glitter polish with fingers. Step 3   Using curved die From Joset Designs Sliders and Spinners place cutting edge

Candle of Rejoice

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Hi my crafty friends welcome to my blog! Today I have a simple card using a couple of Suzanne Cannon's new releases they are wonderful. Here is how the card was created. Step 1   Create 6" X 6" card base from red cardstock. Step 2   Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 5-3/4" square.   Using Garden Notes Stitched Frame It - Ovals die set use next to largest to cut oval placing die approximately 1/2" down from top.  Emboss Step 3   Using largest die from Garden Notes Stitched Frame It - Ovals die cut oval from green mirror card.  Add Clear Double Sided Adhesive to top side of oval around very edge line up behind oval opening adhere. Step 5   Attach white square to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Step 6   Die cut Suzanne Cannon's new Flourished Candle from gold mirror card.  Die cut candle parts from white Soft Finish Cardstock that has Clear Double Sided Adhesive on top.  Remove protective covering add Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter t

Breast Cancer Awareness - Hope

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Welcome My Crafty Friends, Today on Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog I have a card I did for Breast Cancer Awareness.  My card is dedicated to our one wonderful designer Susan Tierney-Cockburn in memory of her daughter Kelly who lost her battle to this terrible disease.  Full tutorial on Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog be sure to check it out.    Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog

Build A Snowman

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Welcome to my blog today!  Krista Schnieder has a new Christmas release at Elizabeth Craft Designs some very cute  clear stamps and coordinating dies.  My card today features the new set Christmas Kids . Here is how it was created. Step 1   Form 6" X 6" card base. Step 2   Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 5-3/4" square.  Using 2nd smallest die from Susan's Garden Notes Stitched Frame It - Ovals cut oval approximately 1" down from the top.  Dry emboss. Step 3   Cut piece of patterned paper a little larger than opening (I just die cut a piece using next larger die). Step 4   Using small piece of white Soft Finish Cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on top fit it to sit inside of oval then tear top edge to give it snow bank effect.  Remove protective paper at Cool Diamond Microfine Glitter burnish in with finger. Step 5  Using Kids Choice Glue adhere snow to bottom of patterned paper then add glue all around the very outer edge adhere to back of 5